Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of February 2025 Violations

The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews
and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studie

The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews reports on the results of its own monitoring of violations of the embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil into EU countries in February 2025 through the Russian ports on the Baltic Sea (see Table 1).

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In February 2025, 2 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded.

The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece.

In February 2025, 225 368 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered in violation of the embargo through the Russian Baltic Sea ports.

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Table 1. Tankers that transported Russia’s crude oil in violation of the embargo from Russian ports on the Baltic Sea to EU countries in February 2025

Data on shipowners and operators from www.equasis.org

Name

IMO

DWT

Flag

Year built

Port of departure

Actual Time of Departure

Port of destination

Estimated Time of Arrival

Registered owner

 

GREEN AURA 

Crude Oil Tanker 

9808168 

112684 

Liberia 

2019 

RU ULU 

2025-02-01 14:04

NL RTM 

 

2025-02-12 09:26 

 

Registered owner AEGEANZHOU BETA INC C/O: Aegean Shipping Management SA 10, Akti Kondyli, 185 45, Piraeus, Greece.
Ship manager/Commercial manager AEGEAN SHIPPING MANAGEMENT SA 10, Akti Kondyli, 185 45, Piraeus, Greece. 

GREEN AURA 

Crude Oil Tanker 

 

9808168 

112684 

Liberia 

2019 

RU ULU 

2025-02-21 00:50

IT PFX  

SARROCH
ANCH 

Italy 

[IT] 

2025-03-05 12:47 

Registered owner AEGEANZHOU BETA INC C/O: Aegean Shipping Management SA 10, Akti Kondyli, 185 45, Piraeus, Greece.
Ship manager/Commercial manager AEGEAN SHIPPING MANAGEMENT SA 10, Akti Kondyli, 185 45, Piraeus, Greece. 

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This publication has been produced with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED). Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of EED. Responsibility for the information and views expressed in this publication lies entirely with the authors.